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=== Facial Hair, Deeper Voice, Gills, the Usual β Changing === ''If anyone had asked you to prepare a list of difficult-to-eat foods, βsandwichβ would not have been on it, but there it is β right there in the bread, one of your teeth, all white and clearly yours because you would have recalled making a tooth sandwich. Your friends haven't noticed, they're still talking and laughing and stealing fries and so on, but you're looking into your sandwich. Tentatively, you reach into your mouth and check β nothing missing. A quick tug on a tooth, just to be sure -'' ''And now you're looking at another tooth, in your palm. No pain, not really, but the grind as another slips into its place in your head β you felt it, this time. And now your friends are looking at your confused expression, asking what's wrong.'' ''What do you do?'' Leviathans don't undergo a single moment of traumatic change β though many might wish that they'd been so lucky. The development into a fully-fledged member of the Tribe occurs over weeks or even months, as the body changes and the Wake is established. During this transitional period, the Leviathan has absolutely no control over his condition and Ichor, and his shape can change at random in mysterious and horrifying fashions. As such, instances such as the above should form the backbone of this section of the Prelude, points at which the character has to confront that things aren't right. Some Leviathans seek help during these changes, but modern medicine is of little comfort. Most characters will be in their late teens and early twenties during this stage, adding another aspect to scenes β they're under an amazing amount of stress during the formation of an adult identity, and have had even more trouble heaped upon them. The use or abuse of the Wake is an important part of a Leviathan's social life, and it might be worth it to work in a scene in which the character is clearly benefiting from an unnatural presence and stands to have something they want because of it. This is particularly important for considering the character's eventual stance towards his Cult and normal mortals β it's all too easy for a Leviathan to just take what they desire. At this point, a Leviathan might have access to one or two of their powers or the lesser Mutations available to Hybrids, as the Storyteller permits β but not their full suite, and generally not their full complement of Vestiges. Their ancestry is unreliable and can't be trusted to manifest itself in helpful ways.
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